Huawei Nova 14 vs Honor 400
64
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Huawei Nova 14 (with HiSilicon Kirin 8000) that was released on May 19, 2025, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 14
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 810K)
- 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 395 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1136 and 892 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1084 x 2412 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.73 mm (6.37 inches) | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) |
| Width | 75.48 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.18 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP66 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | - | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: A55 - 3 cores at 2.19 GHz: 1xA77 L - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: 1xA77 H |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | - | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | - | 512 |
| GPU clock | 864 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~442.3 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 4060 |
| Single-core score | 892 | 1136 |
| Multi-core score | 2590 | 3107 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 313228 | 403084 |
| GPU | 58914 | 207834 |
| Memory | 217826 | 216538 |
| UX | 220791 | 260069 |
| Total score | 810759 | 1087525 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [32 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Nova 14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-22 (Kirill) | AnTuTu 11 | 810759 |
Honor 400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102591 |
| π 2026-07-04 (TheOdin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1098513 |
| π 2026-06-08 (brozzlex) | AnTuTu 11 | 1089031 |
| π 2026-06-02 (ElijaHaH) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3475 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (80% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 09:20 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:17 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:43 hr |
| Standby | - | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 69 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $375 | $499 |
| Successor | - Huawei Nova 15 | - Honor 500 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor 400. But if the design is more of a priority β go for the Huawei Nova 14.
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